Dining Plan Petition
Deadline to submit a Dining Plan Petition
The Dining Plan Petition Committee meets on the last business day of each month. To avoid daily proration fees associated with dining plan cancellations, you must apply by December 1, 2022, with all required documentation.
Late applications- Although late submittals will be accepted, the student will be subject to daily proration and cancellation fees through the date the student is notified of the outcome of their dining plan petition, if approved. The dining plan petition process may take several weeks to complete, as the Committee meets once per month.
May I be released from the dining plan if I am a first or second year student?
Dining Plan requirement:
· All first-year students who live in university residence halls are required to enroll in Unlimited, TU 15 or Kosher dining plan.
· All second-year students who live in university residence halls (including Aron Residence) are required to enroll in either Unlimited, TU 15, TU 10, TU 7 or Kosher dining plan.
· First- and second-year students authorized to reside off-campus are still required to enroll in a dining plan, at minimum the Commuter dining plan.
Petitions are considered by the Dining Plan Petition Committee only for a well-documented extraordinary circumstance, meaning a medical (including disabilities protected under the ADA), religious, or financial reason that Tulane University or Tulane University Dining Services cannot reasonably manage.
A student making a request to be released from the dining plan is asking for an exception. An approval of the petition is not automatic. Approved dining plan petitions are generally effective for the full academic year and must be resubmitted before the beginning of the fall semester each year unless otherwise specified by the Dining Plan Petition Committee. All information submitted is confidential but may be reviewed by the committee members and authorized university representative(s).